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MPEC 2005-L29 : COMET C/2005 K2 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-L29                                Issued 2005 June 6, 19:56 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                           COMET C/2005 K2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK05K020  C2005 05 28.07571 02 17 26.09 +86 06 25.7          15.0 N EL029A10
    CK05K020  C2005 05 31.48663 07 04 24.58 +82 44 54.4          13.1 T EL029360
    CK05K020  C2005 05 31.48863 07 04 28.70 +82 44 39.9                 EL029360
    CK05K020  C2005 05 31.49369 07 04 40.20 +82 44 05.4                 EL029360
    CK05K020  C2005 05 31.58879 07 08 07.08 +82 33 01.9                 EL029349
    CK05K020  C2005 05 31.59044 07 08 10.67 +82 32 50.6                 EL029349
    CK05K020  C2005 05 31.59211 07 08 14.42 +82 32 38.9          13.3 T EL029349
    CK05K020  C2005 06 02.85701 07 58 59.42 +77 37 54.1          15.9 N EL029213
    CK05K020  C2005 06 02.85888 07 59 01.05 +77 37 37.9          15.9 N EL029213
    CK05K020  C2005 06 02.86074 07 59 02.60 +77 37 21.9          15.9 N EL029213
    CK05K020  C2005 06 02.86219 07 59 03.79 +77 37 09.5          15.9 N EL029213
    CK05K020  C2005 06 02.89144 07 59 28.23 +77 33 05.1          16.6 N EL029J97
    CK05K020  C2005 06 05.47737 08 23 58.17 +71 01 03.4                 EL029340
    CK05K020  C2005 06 05.47889 08 23 58.76 +71 00 49.8                 EL029340
    CK05K020  C2005 06 05.48039 08 23 59.33 +71 00 35.6          12.4 T EL029340
    CK05K020  C2005 06 05.92624 08 26 40.72 +69 48 21.9          15.4 N EL029J97
    CK05K020  C2005 06 05.93436 08 26 43.76 +69 46 58.4          15.5 N EL029J97

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
340 Toyonaka.  Observer Y. Ezaki.  0.30-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
A10 Observatori Astronomic de Corbera.  Observers J. Barcelo, M. Casao,
    F. Morillas, C. Rodriguez.  Measurer J. Barcelo.  0.30-m f/5.0 Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent G.  0.25-m f/7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 K2 (LINEAR)
T 2005 July 5.394 TT                                    MPC
q   0.54456              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  216.582       -0.649736       +0.296193
                   Node    45.712       -0.215866       +0.811157
e   1.0            Incl.  102.045       -0.728865       -0.504276
From 46 observations 2005 May 19-June 5.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 K2 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 05 30    05 42.48   +85 11.5    0.768    0.963    63.7    70.6  13.3
2005 05 31    06 44.12   +83 38.7    0.751    0.947    62.8    72.3  13.1
2005 06 01    07 21.33   +81 44.2    0.735    0.931    61.9    74.0  13.0
2005 06 02    07 44.99   +79 36.0    0.720    0.915    60.9    75.7  12.9
2005 06 03    08 00.98   +77 17.7    0.706    0.898    59.8    77.4  12.8
2005 06 04    08 12.34   +74 51.0    0.693    0.882    58.7    79.2  12.7
2005 06 05    08 20.74   +72 17.1    0.681    0.866    57.5    81.0  12.5
2005 06 06    08 27.12   +69 36.5    0.670    0.850    56.3    82.8  12.4
2005 06 07    08 32.08   +66 50.0    0.661    0.835    55.0    84.6  12.3
2005 06 08    08 35.98   +63 58.3    0.653    0.819    53.6    86.4  12.2
2005 06 09    08 39.08   +61 02.0    0.647    0.804    52.3    88.1  12.1

2005 06 14    08 47.14   +45 43.9    0.640    0.729    45.6    95.6  11.7
2005 06 19    08 48.10   +30 54.5    0.675    0.661    40.0    99.0  11.3
2005 06 24    08 44.79   +18 15.1    0.746    0.605    36.2    97.0  11.2
2005 06 29    08 38.34   +08 26.6    0.843    0.564    33.7    90.2  11.1
2005 07 04    08 29.61   +01 21.3    0.954    0.546    31.9    80.4  11.3
2005 07 09    08 19.64   -03 28.9    1.066    0.551    30.6    69.8  11.6
2005 07 14    08 09.49   -06 37.6    1.171    0.580    29.7    60.2  12.0
2005 07 19    07 59.98   -08 36.1    1.263    0.628    29.5    52.9  12.5
2005 07 24    07 51.47   -09 49.6    1.341    0.690    30.2    47.8  13.0
2005 07 29    07 43.99   -10 35.9    1.405    0.761    31.8    44.6  13.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-L29

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